Agrobacterium spp. nosocomial outbreak assessment using rapid MALDI-TOF MS based typing, confirmed by whole genome sequencing

ConclusionsWe report clinical and epidemiological characteristics of two outbreak clusters withAgrobacterium. spp. bacteremia likely acquired during CT contrast medium injection and highlight the use of MALDI-TOF MS as a rapid tool to assess relatedness of rare gram-negative pathogens in an outbreak investigation.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research